Friday’s blue skies and 43-degree high were a big change from the below-zero temperatures Michigan has faced this winter.

Although it is supposed to cool down this weekend with temperatures in the mid-30s on Saturday and Sunday, temperatures are predicted to move back into the low 40s on Monday and Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) predicts.

Ann Arbor residents Sally Wisotzkey and Wendy Raymond said they are enjoying the weather while it’s here.

“I think the new weather is making everyone smile. We’re out walking and enjoying the weather,” Wisotzkey said.

Raymond added that the downsides to the warm-up include the ever-present potholes, and the concern of puddles, created by a combination of the melted snow and potholes, splashing passers-by.

“We have to drive carefully with the potholes. It’s like driving in a video game," Raymond said.

While NWS predicts potential snowfall early Saturday starting at 1 a.m. and continuing through the day until about 2 p.m., less than a couple tenths of an inch are expected to accumulate, meteorologist Dan Thompson said.

With the mass amounts of snow that have already accumulated this winter, the risk of flooding might be an issue in Ann Arbor come spring.

“This year we have a higher chance of flooding because of the snow packed around, but it depends on how quickly it warms up and how much rain we get in the spring months,” Thompson said.

Unfortunately, NWS predicts that temperatures will yet again drop after Tuesday, moving into the 30s on Wednesday and possibly into the mid-20s by Thursday. But with temperatures above freezing for now, Ann Arbor can hope that spring is just around the corner.